baber/WOPTO huggingface dataset:
Patent GB-2543131-A (GB)
Title: Improvements to radiator apparatus
Inventor: MICHAEL WOOD
IPC: F24H7/02
Filed: 2016-08-04
Abstract: A radiator including a body 4 that has mounting means for, or is provided integrally with, one or heating elements 110, material which emits heat over a period of time 117 and a power supply. The body of the radiator has a plurality of zones 16, 18, 20 in which air flow is managed. Preferably air is drawn into the radiator in an opening of a zone 16 at the base of the body, is then fed into a primary heating zone 18, and then fed into a secondary heating zone 20 from which it exits the body. Preferably the zones comprise ribs or fins (30, fig 4). Preferably the body comprises housings 108 for receiving heating elements which are individually removable or replaceable from the housing. Also claimed is a radiator, with a body 4 formed with a plurality of housings, each provided to receive at least one heating element 110 therein via an opening which can then be closed and a method of forming such a radiator, where the housings are in a parallel arrangement, a heat transfer medium 117 is provided in the housings, and control means for electric power supply.
Patent GB-2554387-A (GB)
Title: A fuel cell component
Inventor: SHIRO TANAKA
IPC: H01M8/1007
Filed: 2016-09-23
Abstract: A component for a fuel cell 1 includes a plate-like metal gas diffusion layer (M-GDL) 5 laminated to a bipolar plate (BPP) 3. The M-GDL 5 has a diffusion area 19 wherein a plurality of apertures extend through the M-GDL and a frame area 23 substantially surrounding the diffusion area, and the BPP has a plurality of gas flow channels 13 on a surface thereof. The M-GDL 5 may be laminated to the BPP 3 by welding or soldering, most preferably using ultrasonic welding. The laminate may be arranged so that a catalyst coating of a catalyst coated membrane (CCM) 7 is in flow communication with the apertures of the diffusion area 19 of the M-GDL 5 and at least some of the gas flow channels 13 of the BPP 3. In some embodiments, the M-GDL 5 may be laminated to the BPP 3 to create a fluid impervious seal about the frame area 23. The fuel cell 1 may include a gasket 9 for sealing the periphery of the fuel cell 1, wherein the gasket material is able to deform into holes 25 formed in the grid-like frame 23 of the M-GDL 5. The fuel cell 1 may also include a microporous layer (MPL) 11 between the M-GDL 5 and the CCM 7. Because the metal gas diffusion layer 5 is bonded to the bipolar plate 3 in the laminated structure, contact resistance is reduced relative to an equivalent unlaminated structure to improve performance of the fuel cell 1.
Patent GB-2539145-A (GB)
Title: A gaming system and an associated method
Inventor: HARLEY JACKSON
IPC: G07F17/32
Filed: 2015-04-09
Abstract: An embodiment of the gaming system includes at least one voucher dispenser (11). Each voucher (24) is associated with data. A gaming controller 8 is communicatively linked to the voucher dispenser (11) and it receives and stores the data. At least one game, in particular a table game such as roulette, is configured to generate game results and communicate them to the gaming controller (8). The embodiment also includes at least one activator device (28) at which the vouchers (24) are activatable. The activator devices are communicatively linked to the gaming controller (8) such that an activation of a voucher (24) causes the gaming controller (8) to determine a redeemable value of the voucher (24) based upon the game results of a number of game plays. Another embodiment of the gaming system does not require the players to activate the vouchers. This embodiment automatically determines the first game that will be applicable to a dispensed voucher and provides the player with an indication of the game number of that first game.
Patent GB-2557662-A (GB)
Title: A foodstuffs tray
Inventor: Ruairi Maguire
IPC: B65D81/20
Filed: 2016-12-14
Abstract: A vacuum skin pack foodstuff tray comprising: a base 110; side walls 120 comprising a sealing surface 180; a landing region 140 defining a puncture region 150 through which a needle may be presented through; and an inwardly extending shoulder 170 in which food 400 will abut prior to contact with the landing region. Preferably, a planar sealing surfaces extend continuously around top of side walls. Preferably, landing region is provided at a corner of the tray. Preferably, shoulder comprises arcuate surface extending inwardly in opposite direction to sidewalls. Preferably, puncture region and shoulder comprise co-planar surface, and shoulder is stepped relative to puncture region. Preferably, a plurality of spiked projections reduce movement of food in the base. Food stuff is placed within a tray with inwardly extending shoulder, sealing film is sealed across the top, and a needle is introduced into puncture region to create vacuum.
Patent GB-2564855-A (GB)
Title: Surface heat-transfer apparatus
Inventor: DARREN TRIVETT
IPC: F24D3/14
Filed: 2017-07-21
Abstract: A surface heat-transfer apparatus 200 is provided, comprising a first sheet 210 having a first channel 220 for receiving a pipe 130 carrying a heat-transfer fluid, the channel having a depth d1 which is less than a pipe diameter. Thus the space occupied by the apparatus is less than existing arrangements. There may be a second sheet 240 having a second channel 250 placed above the first, thereby forming a conduit which fully surrounds the pipe. The depth of one channel may be less than the pipe radius. Each sheet may have opposing depth variations or castellations to enable the sheets to interlock, thus rendering fixings unnecessary. There may be a plurality of channels, which may be linear or slightly sinusoidal to enable better gripping of the pipe. The apparatus may be used for underfloor, in-ceiling or in-wall heating or cooling systems. The sheets may comprise a cellulose, fibre, polymer, rubber, acoustic or cementitious board.
Patent GB-2556360-A (GB)
Title: Closure apparatus and method of use thereof
Inventor: MICHAEL GEOFFREY LAING
IPC: E05D15/56
Filed: 2017-07-25
Abstract: A mechanism for selectively moving a sliding closure 10 from a closed position where the closure is planar with a surrounding surface and an open position wherein the closure is open and non-planar and parallel to the surface. The mechanism comprises an actuator for moving the closure wherein the actuator 46 is moved in a first direction and/or via a first action only in order to move the closure means parts from the closed and open positions. The actuator is preferably a rotatable mounting element with a plurality of pins which allow the element to rotate and drive a translation member 22. A guide pin (20 Fig 3b) is mounted to the frame of the closure and moves within a translation slot 32 and curved slot (70 Fig 3c) forcing the window into the non-planar position. Once in this position it can be slid laterally in a track 8 to the fully open position.
Patent GB-2567006-A (GB)
Title: A vehicle
Inventor: FREDERICK CHARLES BROWN
IPC: B62K5/023
Filed: 2017-10-02
Abstract: A vehicle 1 comprising: a frame 2; a steered wheel 6 centrally mounted at or towards a front end of the frame 2; and two stabiliser wheels 9, 10 mounted at or towards the front end of the frame 2 to respective sides of the central steered wheel 6 and fixed vertically to the frame 2, the vehicle 1 further comprising a suspension mechanism 19 between the frame 2 and the central steered wheel 6 to permit vertical travel of the central steered wheel 6 relative to the frame 2. In use, if the stabiliser wheels come to take some of the weight of the vehicle, the steered wheel is able to move downwards relative to the frame and maintain contact with the ground. The invention is particularly applicable to mobility scooters.
Patent GB-2556446-A (GB)
Title: Virtual router with dynamic flow offload capability
Inventor: JESSE LOUIS ALPERT
IPC: H04L47/32
Filed: 2017-10-11
Abstract: A method begins with identifying a virtual router (201) in a software-defined network through which to route network traffic of a specific network flow having a source endpoint existing on a source host machine and a destination endpoint existing on a destination host machine (e.g. hosts 1-4). Flow statistics including statistics about the specific network flow are received. A determination is made as to whether the specific network flow meets an offload rule using the received flow statistics. In response to determining that the specific flow meets the offload rule, the specific network flow is offloaded from the virtual router. The statistics may relate to flow bandwidth, which may be compared to a threshold value to determine whether the flow meets the offload rule. Offloading may comprise creating a direct route between the source and destination host machines and sending the flow along that route rather than via the virtual router (fig.3, not shown).
Patent GB-2560599-A (GB)
Title: Speech synthesis unit selection
Inventor: IOANNIS AGIOMYRGIANNAKIS
IPC: G10L13/08
Filed: 2017-10-31
Abstract: A Text To Speech (TTS) system 116 receives text data 134, parses it into sequences of text units 118 and determines multiple paths of corresponding speech units (eg. phonemes) 200 by selecting from the speech corpus 124 a number of second speech units (130a, 130b) which may be concatenated with a first speech unit 128 based on a join cost (eg. how well its acoustic characteristics fit with those of the first unit) and a target cost (representing the units accuracy in representing the phonetic unit). One such path is then selected as sounding most natural for audible output at a speech synthesizer.
Patent GB-2560624-A (GB)
Title: Casing closure for a casing of an electronic device and its use
Inventor: BERNHARD GUT
IPC: H05K5/02
Filed: 2018-01-22
Abstract: The invention relates to a casing closure (2) for a casing of an electronic device, in particular for a computer casing. The casing closure comprises an actuation device (8) for opening and/or closing the casing, a reception device (3) for rotational or pivotable fastening of the actuation device (8) and a pin-like connection element (7) for coupling the actuation device (8) to the reception device (3). The pin-like connection element (7) has at least one latch element (11) extending in the radial direction. The actuation device (8) and/or the reception device (3) comprises at least one elastic securing element (15), which is arranged such that the latch element (11) of the pin-like connection element (7) latches with the elastic securing element (15) when the pin-like connection element (7) is completely inserted in the reception device (3) for the coupling of the actuation device (8).
Patent GB-2572452-A (GB)
Title: Illumination unit
Inventor: PHILIP SIMMONS
IPC: G08G1/16
Filed: 2018-04-05
Abstract: The illumination unit 10 comprises at least one light source provided with a globe 11. The first light source is operable in a first mode to provide a first light display to alert road users to the presence of a crossing. A support post 12 supports the globe at an elevated position. The unit also includes a sensor 20 for detecting a pedestrian in close proximity. A control unit causes at least one light source to operate in a second mode in which the illumination unit provides a second display when a pedestrian is present. The first mode and second modes may be the same pattern but at a higher level of illumination or an additional light source may be triggered. The illumination unit may be part of a pedestrian crossing where the lights may be synchronized or asynchronised. The unit may comnprise a receiver adapted to receive a signal from a remote sensor.
Patent GB-2566575-A (GB)
Title: Load indicating fastener
Inventor: JOHN HIRST
IPC: F16B31/02
Filed: 2018-06-06
Abstract: A female fastener 100 for indicating the preload in a threaded connection between male and female fasteners comprises a threaded portion 102 with a first end face 110, the threaded portion 102 further comprising a thread 108 for engaging with a threaded male fastener. An elongate pin 116 extends through the threaded portion 102 and controls a load indicator 122 located at the first end face 110. A set level of compression of the threaded portion 102 relative to the elongate pin 116 moves the load indicator 122 from a first state to a second state.
Patent GB-2569416-A (GB)
Title: Method of using memory allocation to address hot and cold data
Inventor: SHI-WU LO
IPC: G06F12/02
Filed: 2018-07-25
Abstract: A computer has volatile memory, such as DRAM and non-volatile memory, such as flash. Memory objects are allocated using a memory allocation instruction. The instruction assigns an attribute to the object indicating whether the object data is hot or cold. A hardware performance monitor samples accesses to the memories at either regular or random intervals. Each sample records the address and type of the access. The type may be read, write or instruction fetch. Only cache misses may be recorded. The samples are then used to update the attribute of he object. The attribute is used to determine whether the objects should be allocated to the volatile or the non-volatile memory. The default attribute of the allocation function may be updated to match the attributes of the objects that it has already allocated. An object which originally had a hot attribute that has been changed to a cold attribute may be given a hot/cold attribute.
Patent GB-2576886-A (GB)
Title: A method of analysing images
Inventor: ALEXANDRE BAGUR
IPC: G06T7/00
Filed: 2018-09-04
Abstract: A method of analyzing the magnitude of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) data for images acquired at arbitrary echo times for a subject, to determine the relative signal contributions of at least two species to each voxel of the images, the method comprising the steps of: using the magnitude only of the multi-echo MRI data of images from the subject, where the images are acquired at asymmetric echo times; fitting the magnitude of said multi-echo MRI data acquired at asymmetric echo times, to a single signal model to produce a plurality of potential solutions for the relative signal contributions for each of the at least two species from the model, by using a plurality of different starting conditions to generate a particular residual value for each of the plurality of starting conditions, where said residual values are independent of a field map term for the MRI data and analyzing said residual values to calculate the relative signal separation contribution for each species at each voxel of the images. The analysis of residual values may comprise a comparison process wherein the lowest residual value is deemed to be the correct solution for said signal and the fitting process may involve a regularized least squares estimation. The signal model may include a spectral model of one of the at least two species with more than one spectral component and/or it may include at least one relaxation time constant to correct for signal decay. The species signal contribution may be used to generate separate images showing the results for each species or they may be used to estimate a field heterogeneity (“fieldmap”) term. The at least two species may be water, fat, hyperpolarized contrast elements or metabolites of such elements, markers for the presence of cancerous cells. The fitted values of a voxel may be used to update a likelihood map of the presence of at least one species in the voxel.
Patent GB-2576928-A (GB)
Title: A pressurized beverage container with a releasable section and a removable lid
Inventor: SEAN MCNICHOLAS
IPC: B65D85/73
Filed: 2018-09-07
Abstract: A pressurized beverage container 1 comprising a receptacle 2 with open top 3 (fig. 2) and a lid 4 covering the open top. The lid comprises a releasable section 5 movable from a sealed position where it forms a covering part of the lid, and an open position where it is displaced from the lid and an opening (6, fig. 5) is formed in the lid. The lid is removable from the receptacle. The lid may have an outer edge where a first side of releasable section is formed by a portion of outer edge. The lid may have a sealing area adjacent the outer edge in sealing connection with a rim of receptacle, where an activation lever is between the lid and the rim and is movable between a stand-by position and an activation position, the lever connected to the releasable section such that movement to the activation position removes releasable section to open position. The lever may have a handle, mid-portion and tail portion that travels into internal area of receptacle when moving lever to activation position. The container may include a gas release vessel widget for releasing pressurized gas into a beverage in the receptacle.
Patent GB-2569864-A (GB)
Title: Low cost high precision GNSS systems and methods
Inventor: OLIVER HAWKER
IPC: G01S19/45
Filed: 2018-11-01
Abstract: A system and method providing accurate position data from plural separate position sensors arranged on a mobile structure. The system includes a logic device 500 configured to receive position data 502 from first and second position sensors each coupled to a mobile structure at respective first and second locations. The logic device is configured determine weighting factors 504 corresponding to the received position data, and determine a measured position 506 for the mobile structure based on the received position data and the determined weighting factors. The weighting factors are preferably based on fix metadata received from the sensors. The weighting factors may be determined from historical position data received from the sensors. The first and /or second position sensor is preferably a GNSS sensor.
Patent GB-2572477-A (GB)
Title: Equipment for services interconnections of tractor-trailer combinations
Inventor: EDWARD PAUL TURLEY
IPC: B60D1/64
Filed: 2019-02-04
Abstract: Equipment for establishing a brake-lock facility of a tractor-trailer combination has a ground access coupling system in which movement of a beam arm 11 carrying a services-connector of the ground access coupling system towards deployment beyond a side of the tractor-trailer combination, is automatically precluded by a latching device (10,12,15,16 fig 2) until brakes of the trailer have been applied by the venting of a park valve 1. The latching precludes movement of the beam arm (11 fig 2) in the direction for deployment, but not in the opposite direction, and is released in response to slow venting of a pneumatic latching cylinder 9 via a restriction 8 into the park valve 1 or into a venting path 6 from the park valve 1 for application of the trailer brakes. The invention provides a failsafe condition.
Patent GB-2568012-A (GB)
Title: Agitator with hair removal
Inventor: ADAM UDY
IPC: A47L9/04
Filed: 2017-09-08
Abstract: A rotatable agitator is used in a surface clearing head of a surface cleaning apparatus. The agitator is coupled to the cleaning head at least partially within an agitator chamber and is rotated about a pivot axis. The agitator includes an elongated agitator body and a hair migration portion. The hair migration portion includes a continuous row of bristles and a sidewall. The continuous row of bristles and sidewall are at least partially revolved around and extend along at least a portion of the pivot axis from one of a collection area or a first end region of the agitator and either another collection area or a second end region of the agitator. The sidewall extends substantially parallel to the continuous row of bristles within the hair migration portion. The continuous row of bristles and sidewall are configured to reduce hair from becoming entangled in the bristles and to migrate hair towards the collection area or the first end region of the agitator.
Patent GB-2573214-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle-mounted system, tolling system, tolling method, and program
Inventor: HIROYUKI NAKAYAMA
IPC: G07B15/00
Filed: 2017-02-10
Abstract: This vehicle-mounted system (10) is provided with: a plurality of load measurement devices (30) that are mounted in a vehicle, measure loads exerted on wheel axles or wheels, and determine measurement results; and a vehicle-mounted device (20) that can acquire the measurement results from the load measurement devices (30) and communicate, to a roadside device (40), weight information relating to the weight of the vehicle as obtained on the basis of the measurement results.
Patent GB-2586878-A (GB)
Title: Inductive power transfer pad and method for producing an inductive power transfer pad
Inventor: SIMON WECHSLER
IPC: B60L53/38
Filed: 2019-09-09
Abstract: An inductive power transfer pad 10 for electric vehicle charging comprising a stationary part 21 and a moving part 22, the moving part movable between retracted and extended positions, wherein the moving part comprises a primary winding (26, Fig 3B) and an inverter 32, 34. The stationary base may be free of electrical connections and may support the moving part. The moving part may comprise a cable termination 54 to allow connection to an external power grid, an actuator 11 for movement, and an airflow generating unit 52 to cool the pad. The footprint of the pad may be larger than that of the base. The inverter, cable and cooling arrangement may be on the underside of the pad, and within the space surrounded by a cover member 16. The inverter and primary coil may be sealed from the surroundings. The pad may have an air intake (23, Fig 4B) through which the airflow generating unit sucks in air from the surroundings and an air outlet (25, Fig 4B) through which air can escape into the surroundings.
Patent GB-2588387-A (GB)
Title: A stator assembly for an electric motor
Inventor: YU CHEN
IPC: H02K3/48
Filed: 2019-10-18
Abstract: A stator assembly 10 for an electric motor (100, fig 22) has a stator body 12, a plurality of slots 14 in the body, and a phase winding comprising a plurality of hairpin windings (24, fig 3) electrically connected together. The winding has first (50, fig 10) and second (52, fig 10) winding branches. Each winding has a plurality of arms (26, 28, fig 3). Each slot having first and second arms of a first cross-sectional area (CSA) (a1, a2, fig 13) located therein, and first and second arms of a second CSA (a3, a4, fig 13) located therein, where the first and second CSAs are different. The first arm of the first CSA is connected in series with the first arm of the second CSA in the first phase winding branch, the second arm of the first CSA is connected in series with the second arm of the second CSA in the second phase winding branch, and the first and second branches are connected in parallel with one another – fig 14. The first CSA may be bigger than the second CSA. The arms may be disposed in one of four different radial positions 16, 18, 20, 22, in the slots. The motor may be used in an electric vehicle (200, fig 22).
Patent GB-2589345-A (GB)
Title: Raman spectrometer
Inventor: BEN PERSTON
IPC: G01N21/65
Filed: 2019-11-27
Abstract: Raman spectrometer 1 has laser (1001, figure 2) illuminating a sample, possibly held in a vial or petri dish P. An accessory, such as drawer 41, is configured to be mounted on the spectrometer and has a surface, e.g. window 412, configured to receive the sample. The spectrometer arrangement can operate in two configurations. In one, the laser illuminates the sample before reaching the level of the e.g. window surface, for example figure 8 with a petri dish facing towards the spectrometer and no material between the spectrometer and sample. Alternatively, the laser reaches the surface level before illuminating the sample, for instance figure 9 where the petri dish faces away from the spectrometer and the sample location is known at the base of the petri dish, allowing a fixed focus operation. Also disclosed is a Raman spectrometer having an interlock mechanism enabling laser operation when an accessory is mounted.